diff --git a/tests/org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.tests/pom.xml b/tests/org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.tests/pom.xml
index 094772ef..fab562f5 100644
--- a/tests/org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.tests/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
 					<useUIThread>false</useUIThread>
 					<!-- Increase the timeout for SWTBot especially for the CI -->
-					<argLine>${additionalTestArgLine} ${os-jvm-flags} -Dorg.eclipse.swtbot.search.timeout=90000 -Dorg.pitest.pitclipse.tests.pit.timeout=20000</argLine>
+					<argLine>${additionalTestArgLine} ${os-jvm-flags} -Dorg.eclipse.swtbot.search.timeout=180000 -Dorg.pitest.pitclipse.tests.pit.timeout=20000</argLine>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<!-- Explicit dependency to the listeners fragment: make Pitclipse's mutation 
diff --git a/tests/org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.tests/src/org/pitest/pitclipse/ui/behaviours/pageobjects/PitMutationsViewPageObject.java b/tests/org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.tests/src/org/pitest/pitclipse/ui/behaviours/pageobjects/PitMutationsViewPageObject.java
index 8f87e953..9cbca2ff 100644
--- a/tests/org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.tests/src/org/pitest/pitclipse/ui/behaviours/pageobjects/PitMutationsViewPageObject.java
+++ b/tests/org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.tests/src/org/pitest/pitclipse/ui/behaviours/pageobjects/PitMutationsViewPageObject.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.behaviours.pageobjects;
 
+import static org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.behaviours.pageobjects.PageObjects.PAGES;
 import static org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.behaviours.pageobjects.SwtBotTreeHelper.expand;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -60,10 +61,15 @@ public SWTBotTree mutationTreeRoot() {
     }
 
     public SWTBotView getView() {
+        // let's close the Console view first, otherwise it seems
+        // to block the opening of "PIT Mutations"
+        PAGES.getConsole().close();
         SWTBotView mutationsView = bot.viewByTitle("PIT Mutations");
         mutationsView.show();
+        mutationsView.setFocus();
         // Make sure the 'PIT Mutations' view is opened
-        bot.waitUntil(new ViewOpenedCondition(bot, "PIT Mutations"));
+        // this should not be required anymore
+        // bot.waitUntil(new ViewOpenedCondition(bot, "PIT Mutations"));
         return mutationsView;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.tests/src/org/pitest/pitclipse/ui/behaviours/pageobjects/ViewOpenedCondition.java b/tests/org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.tests/src/org/pitest/pitclipse/ui/behaviours/pageobjects/ViewOpenedCondition.java
index ba839e58..873d182b 100644
--- a/tests/org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.tests/src/org/pitest/pitclipse/ui/behaviours/pageobjects/ViewOpenedCondition.java
+++ b/tests/org.pitest.pitclipse.ui.tests/src/org/pitest/pitclipse/ui/behaviours/pageobjects/ViewOpenedCondition.java
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ public ViewOpenedCondition(SWTWorkbenchBot bot, String viewTitle) {
         this.bot = bot;
         this.viewTitle = viewTitle;
     }
-    
+
     @Override
     public boolean test() throws Exception {
-        return bot.viewByTitle(viewTitle) != null;
+        return bot.viewByTitle(viewTitle).isActive();
     }
-    
+
     @Override
     public String getFailureMessage() {
         return "The view '" + viewTitle + "' did not open";